Церковь Знамения Богородицы, Orthodox church in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.
The Church of the Sign of the Mother of God no longer stands: it was a 14th-century Orthodox church built in 1354 or 1355 on the site now occupied by the Znamensky Cathedral in Veliky Novgorod. Its appearance is known from the upper register of the icon "Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians", which depicts the solemn transfer of the "Mother of God of the Sign" icon into the church. Traces of the foundations were uncovered in the 1960s–1970s under the architect-restorer Grigory Shtender.
The Church of the Sign of the Mother of God was built in 1354 or 1355 to house the 12th-century icon "Bogomater Znamenie", transferred there from the Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street. By the late 17th century it had deteriorated and was completely dismantled in 1681; the Znamensky Cathedral was later built on its site. Traces of the old church were found in the 1960s and 1970s during research led by the restoration architect Grigory Shtender.
The church was built in 1354 or 1355 to house the 12th-century icon "The Sign of the Mother of God", transferred there from the Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street. The solemn transfer is depicted in the upper register of the icon "Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians", which preserves a record of the lost church's appearance.
The church no longer exists: it was dismantled in 1681 and replaced by the Znamensky Cathedral, which stands on the same spot at 58.51694, 31.29417. Visitors should look for the cathedral to find the site. Traces of the older church were uncovered in the 1960s and 1970s under restorer Grigory Shtender.
The lost church is known visually only through the upper register of the icon "Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians", which shows the solemn transfer of the Znamenie icon into it. Its foundations were traced in the 1960s and 1970s by the restorer Grigory Shtender beneath the later Znamensky Cathedral.
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